Thanks guys, I'm thinking about some ideas along the line of putting a soft deformable rubber gasket along the sides of the lid attached or glued to the body sides and then adding some more deformable rubber along the bottom of the lid so it gets crushed up against the inner part of the lower body when the lid is closed. I am beginning to realize that it will always leak some but with some sort of crushable rubber along the edges I can reduce the leaking enough to be able to wash the car without filling the rear trunk with water. I will have to look around for something like refridgerator gaskets and check out hardware stores. As Tech1 has said on other occasions, just because it doesn't say "car" on a hardware store item it doesn't mean you can't use it on a car. I just finished leafing through my copy of "Model A Ford Service Bulletins" and did not find any reference to the stock gasket but I will check with my Model A restorer neighbor and find out how this is handled on the stock rumble lid. On another question, I assume I have to put masking tape on the fiberglass when I cut out the floor under the tunnel for the 700R4, and anytime I cut or drill the 'glass I need to tape over the spot first to prevent chipping, right?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder